Toy bed



Patented July 5, 1921.

2 SHEFTS-SHEET S. F. KOHN.

TOY BED.

APP'LICATIQN FILED SEPT. 13. 19.19.

Patentd July 5, 1921.

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Application filed September 13, 1919. Serial No. 323,573. a

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SIGMUND F. KOHN, a citizen of the United States, residing at New, York, Bronx county, New York State, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Beds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to folding toy beds and its object is to allow the toy to be folded and compressed into a small space and held rigidly when opened. The bed is also provided with rockers to convert it into a crib and produce an ornamental effect.

These and other details and objects of the invention are more fully described in the following specification, set forth in the apappended claims and illustrated 1n the drawings accompanying thls application, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the toy used as a rocking crib,

Fig. 2, is a side view of the bed folded,

Fig. 3 is a plan View of the same.

Fig. 4: shows the opening brace from the outside,

Fig. 5 is a View of the same from the inside, f

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the device used as a bed, a

Fig. 7 is an end view of the same as a crib.

The four sides of the bed are made of perforated sheet metal 10, with eyes 11 at their ends to encircle the wire head and foot pieces 12 and 13. The latter pieces are practically U-shaped wires upon which the side pieces are easily strung and clamped to create enough friction to prevent their dislocation, yet permit of their swinging freely on theupright part of the wire. 7

In order to further insure the retention of the side pieces on the head and foot pieces, rockers 14, are providedand have eyes 15, through which the vertical members pass and are locked by compression. The rockers at the same time convert the device into a crib.

Instead of adding the rockers as additional pieces, the horizontal part of the head and foot ieces may be bent as shown in Figs. 6 and and on an are or curve 16 to act as rockers and the extremities of" the pieces may be provided with balls 17, to prevent the release of the eyes 11. and act as casters for the bed.

In order to support the bottom 18 of the bed, the connecting bars 19 of the head and foot sides 20 and 21 are bowed outward 'so that a bottom of sheet metal or paper board of greater length'than the bed may be held therein, which ever way the bed is turned. As shown in Figs. 6 and 7, a sheet metal bottom larger than the dimensions of the side ralls may be contained'within the bowed balls of all'the sides, either as a bed or a cr1 When the bed is opened, the bottom may also be utilized to hold the sides at right angles to each other, but in order to prevent collapse when the bottom is not in use, corner braces 22, may be carried on the uprights of the head and foot pieces and have pockets 23, into which the lower rail of the side pieces is fitted while the brace is attached and detached by the bar 24:, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, being shortened and passed through a perforation in the upperpart of the brace.

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The toy is thus easily assembled, folded I or taken apart when it is desired to pack or ship and it is obvious that the parts may be otherwise arranged or modified withoutdeparting from the essential features above described or from the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim as new is:- I

1. In a toy bed, the combination of two sides and two end pieces made up of bars with eyes at their ends and having intermediate slats, end frames with'vertical rods adapted to fit loosely in the eyes, rockers fitting on the frames, and angular locking pieces on the frames and engaging aside and end piece to prevent the bed from collapsing.

2. In a toy bed, the combination of two side pieces comprising horizontal bars with eyes at their ends and connecting slats, end frames comprising similar bars with eyes and slats, vertical members to pass through the eyes, rockers at one end of each pair of vertical members, and angular slides on the vertical members each of whose sides is adaptcdtojembrace adjacent horizontal bars and prevent the sides from collapsing.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, thisSeptember SIGMUND F. KOHN. Witnesses:

JA EsF. DUHAMEL, HENRY GREEN. 

